The Dare County Library has announced that its upcoming “Growing Readers” storytimes—which are intended to help toddlers and preschoolers develop a love for reading and learning—will begin the week of Monday, September 12, 2022.
During these free programs, children will enjoy stories, games, fingerplays and songs that are centered around a weekly theme that children can easily relate to, which for the 2022 series includes such topics as pets, birthdays and rockets. Many programs also include a simple craft activity for the children to complete.
The schedule for the new series of drop-in Growing Readers programs is as follows:
Manteo Library
(Beginning Monday, September 12)
The Manteo Library will host “Growing Readers” storytime programs on Mondays with children’s librarian Tammy Batschelet for children ages 3-5 from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and book activities for grades K-5 from 2:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Batschelet will also host programs at the Manteo Library on Wednesdays from
10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. for 2-year-olds and from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. for children ages 3 to 5.
Hatteras Library
(Beginning Thursday, September 15)
Children’s librarian Tammy Batschelet will present Hatteras Library programs on Thursdays for children ages 2 to 3 from 10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. and for children ages 3 to 5 from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Kill Devil Hills Library
(Beginning Monday, September 12)
The Kill Devil Hills Library will host “Growing Readers” storytimes on Mondays with children’s librarian Donna Roark from 10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. for 2-year-olds and from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. for children ages 3 to 5.
Roark will also host programs on Thursdays at the Kill Devil Hills Library for 2-year-olds from 10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. and for children ages 3 to 5 from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
All Growing Readers storytime programs are free, and no registration is required. For more information, please click the button below or contact your local Dare County Library branch at the following numbers:
- Hatteras Library: 252-986-2385
- Manteo Library: 252-473-2372
- Kill Devil Hills Library: 252-441-4331